Ex vivo dissection increases lymph node yield in oesophagogastric cancer

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 80-84

  Cichowitz, Adam ^a   Burton, Paul ^a   Brown, Wendy ^a   Smith, Andrew ^a   Shaw, Kalai ^a   Slamowicz, Ron ^a   Nottle, Peter D ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gastrectomy; Lymph nodes; Neoplasm staging; Oesophagectomy; Specimen handling

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISSECTION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DISSECTION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84922700887     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ans.12365     Document Type: Article

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